sacrifice of Isaac
Abraham's ultimate test
The sacrifice of Isaac is the biblical episode in which God commands Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac as a test of faith.
Abraham obeys, binding Isaac on an altar, but an angel intervenes at the last moment and a ram is substituted.
The story appears in Genesis and is foundational in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic tradition, exploring themes of obedience, faith, and divine providence.
Also called the binding of Isaac or, in Jewish tradition, the Akedah.
- AbrahamFirst Hebrew patriarch
- only sonSingle male offspring
- bindingLegally or morally required
- Mount MoriahSacred Jerusalem hilltop
- MoriahSacred biblical mount
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